Variety | 2018Cannes Marché du Film

Emilia Clarke on 'Solo' Director Shake-Up, 'Game of Thrones' Final Season

"Solo: A Star Wars Story" was the rare Hollywood blockbuster that changed directors in mid-shoot. With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, the filmmakers shuffle could have doomed the picture and resulted in lots of bad blood

By Brent Lang

Top Stories

Emilia Clarke on 'Solo' Director Shake-Up, 'Game of Thrones' Final Season

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Brings Chewbacca and Stormtroopers to Cannes

Emilia Clarke: Stop Referring to Female Characters as 'Strong,' It's Sexist

Emilia Clarke Says She's Always Received Equal Pay as Male 'Game of Thrones' Co-Stars

The Orchard Buys 'All About Nina' Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Common (EXCLUSIVE)

Famke Janssen Joins John Travolta's Crime Thriller 'The Poison Rose' (EXCLUSIVE)

Kristen Stewart Climbs Cannes Red Carpet Stairs Barefoot

Spike Lee Slams Trump as 'Motherf---er' After 'BlacKkKlansman' Cannes Premiere

Saban Buys U.S. Rights to Nicolas Cage's Thriller 'Between Worlds'

Le Pacte's Comedies 'Our Happy Holiday,' 'The Freshmen' Lure Cannes Buyers (EXCLUSIVE)

Icelandic Drama 'The County' Scores Sales, Celebrates Its Rural Roots

'Waiting for the Barbarians' Getting Financed by AMBI Media Group (EXCLUSIVE)

Reviews

Film Review: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'

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Cannes Film Review: 'Treat Me Like Fire'

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Cannes Film Review: 'The Harvesters'

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